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RICHARD ANSDELL OIL/CANVAS HIGHLAND COMPANIONS:

RICHARD ANSDELL, OIL ON CANVAS, 36" X 30", HIGHLAND COMPANIONS: BRITISH 1815-1885:Signed lower left; gilt frame. Purchased from De Grimm Gallery, Grosse Point, MI, c. 1970.

Quite nice quality. As viewed under blacklight in the unopened frame: some overpainting in the bottom part of the figure and below her as well as some in the dog and the LR, also a little in the sky (e.g. the top UR) for a total of c. 8% or so of overpainting; overall noticeable craquelure is showing some instability; a couple or so of minor nicks in the paint around the edges; not lined or patched; original stretchers; gilt frame is later 20th c. rf

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